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Nov 17, 2020China's Sichuan lifts all counties out of poverty
China's Sichuan Province, whose mountainous areas have long been a citadel of abject poverty, on Tuesday declared it had removed the poverty label from all of its counties. The provincial government of Sichuan said seven counties in the Liangshan Yi Aut...
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Nov 17, 2020Growth in number of Chinese students in U.S. at decade low
A view of the campus of Harvard University on July 14, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Trump administration rescinded a policy that would have barred foreign students from staying in the U.S. if they take online-only classes for the fall semester....
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Nov 17, 2020Tibet builds world's highest 220-kV substation
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region completed the trial of a 220-kilovolt power substation at an altitude of 4,688 meters on Monday. The station, located in Saga county, Xigaze, was constructed following a challenging high-altitude power transmiss...
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Nov 17, 2020HKSAR gov't to inspect 2,500 aged buildings in aftermath of fatal fire
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Carrie Lam inspects the scene of a fire incident on Canton Road in Hong Kong, Nov 16, 2020. Lam instructed relevant departments to take follow-up actions. (Photo/Xinhua) The government of the Hong...
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Nov 17, 2020China's Mars probe travels over 300 million km
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 had traveled more than 300 million km by early Tuesday morning (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The probe, launched on July 23, has flown in space for 116 days and is currently aro...
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Nov 17, 2020Ministry stresses benefits of stable Sino-U.S. ties
The sound and stable development of China-U.S. relations is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples as well as the common expectations of the international community, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian...
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Nov 17, 2020Minister: China backs G20 debt relief plan
China will continue to support the Group of 20's debt treatment framework for low-income countries, helping them ease potential solvency risks and promote post-pandemic economic recovery, Finance Minister Liu Kun said in a recent statement. The message...
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Nov 17, 2020Major recovery seen after data signals growth
A worker sorts boxes of goods at a logistics center in Cixi, Zhejiang province, on Nov 4. Retail sales grew by 4.3 percent in October on a yearly basis as the economy's rebound accelerated. (Photo by Zhang Yongtao/For China Daily) Acceleration of reboun...
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Nov 17, 2020WHO 'extremely concerned' by surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe, Americas
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that it's "extremely concerned" by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in some countries, particularly in Europe and the Americas. "Right now we are extremely concerned by the surge in cases we're seeing in...
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Nov 16, 2020Visitors from Chinese mainland enter Singapore after easing of travel restrictions
A Chinese traveller comes out of the arrival hall after landing at Singapore Changi Airport in...
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International Panda Day marked in Chengdu Nov 13, 2020
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Ancient Petra a ghost town as pandemic hits Jordan tourism Nov 13, 2020
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Cameron salutes new ‘Avengers’ record Nov 13, 2020
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Strategy set to fit into new era of globalization Dec 15, 2020
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Speaker in U.S. state legislature criticizes lawmaker for racist Apr 14, 2021
